Victoria Island (California)

Victoria Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California, twenty kilometres southwest of Stockton.[1] The 7,200-acre (2,900 ha) island is bounded on the north by North Victoria Canal, on the northeast by Middle River, on the southeast by Victoria Canal, and on the south- and southwest Old River. It is crossed by California State Route 4.[2]

Buried impact structure

Oil exploration led to the discovery of a possible buried impact structure in the sediments under the island. It was named the Victoria Island Structure after the island.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Victoria Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Victoria+Island/@37.8996282,-121.5586859,13.41z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x809004aa4e357c97:0x3e325cb8da5b40c5!8m2!3d37.8899253!4d-121.5346722 Google Maps shows it as a cross with route 4
  3. Spevack, S. C., Morrow, J. R., Spevack, B. Z. (2007). "3-D seismic and well log analyses of the Victoria Island Structure, a Potential Buried Impact Crater, San Joaquin County, California" (.PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVIII. Retrieved 2009-09-17. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Roach, John (2007-03-27). "Giant Meteorite Hit Ancient California, Crater Study Suggests". National Geographic News. National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2009-09-01.



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